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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06

THE tests to be made made by the
Internal Revenue Bureau of the vari-
Gus kinds of beer made In this country,
are for the purpose of determining
whether or not the government is being
in its revenue. Commissioner Miller
notices that the receipts from the whis+
ky tax have decreased several million
dollars, and that those from beer have
increased. He argues that it takes so
much alcohol to make man drunk, and
that it is necessary to drink more beer
or other liquid containing smaller per-
centage of alcohol. than whisky, to pro
duce given effect. The increased con-
sumption of beer and the decreased con-
sumption of whisky leads him to the
conclusion that there is either less
drunkenness now, or that there is more
alcohol in the beer than there used to
be. The tests will decide the latter
point. and by inference. the former ALSO
They will also disclose to the public the
ingredients which enter into the liquid
known as been. the composition of
which is a matter Of much Importance
to its consumers.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06

many pensions to Union soldiers and
widely advertising it, his own immedi>
ate chief, and indeed the whole Admin
istration, have been engaged, without
advertising it, in making Al average"
by providing comfortable and RESPONSE
BILE department positions for large BUM
Ders of representative Ku-Klux of
1ST5-76.
This has certain elements of fitness In
it. An Administration which was made
by the Ku-Klux possibility in our pol
itics could hardly be expected to be in
different to the aspirations of the agents
who chiefly brought it into bc:ug. In
this respect, also, there is contrast be
tween Grant and Cleveland. Grant did
release from the penitentiary near the
close of their terms of Imprisonment
some of the Kux-Klux leaders who pro-
fessed repentance and promised obedi-
ience to law. But he did not invite them
to share with him the administration of
the Government. That cIowning act of
indifference to malignant crimes against
citizenship was reserved for an Admin
istration which contains within Its cir
eles of Department Chiefs not one man
with the reputation of having actively
helped his country in Its hour of peril,
and which now, ludicrously enough.
seeks to pose as the special friend of the
men who snatched it from the brink to
which, in zeal for slavery. the Demo-
cratic party had hurled it. am very
respectfully, your obedient servant,
EDWARD MCPHERSON.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06
THE SINGER.

With spices. wines and silken stuffs
The stout ship sailed down,
And with the ship the singer came
Unto the old sea town.
peace to yel" quoth the sailor folk:
"a month and more have we
Been listening to his songs. All, God
None sings so sweet as be-"
Up from the wharves the salt wind blew,
And filled the steep highway;
Seven slender plum trees caught the sun
Within courtyard gray.
Out came the daughter of the king;
Oh, very fair was shel
She was the whitest bough a-grow,
So fair, so fair was shell
The singer sang, my love-" he sang,
"ls like white plum treep
Then silence fell on house and court;
No other word sang be.
The kings daughter, when she was old,
Sat in broldered gown,
And spun the fax from her fair fields
Oh, it was sweet in town.
Seven plum trees stood down in the court,
Each one was white as milk;
The kings daughter rose softly there,
Rustling her embroidered silk.
"Oh, set the wheel away, my maids,
And sing that song to me
The singer sangl' MY love-" sang they,
'.ls like white plum tree"
-Lizette Woodwork Reese.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06
FRAUD AND FORGERY.

One of the questions now before the
voters of Ohio is whether fraud and force
at the polls and the forging Of election
returns shall be indorsed as q method Of
carrying Ohio elections. The Democratic
party by its action of the past has indelibly
stamped upon its record the principle Of
fraud and forgery as legitimate election
methods. In 1885 most outrageous crimes
against the purity of the ballot wsre per-
petrated in Columbus and Cincinnati by
stuffing the ballot boxes, forging election
returns and debating to Democratic
judges. The Cincinnati band of criminals
succeeded in securing seats in the legisla-
tive halls for candidates who had not
been elected. Investigation proved that
the crimes had been committed, and the
beneficiaries were ousted from their seats.
Every possible obstacle was thrown in
the way of Justice by the element Of the
Democratic party that is now represented
by Thomas E Powell. Democratic sena-
tors fled to other states to prevent the
consummation of the ends of justice, but
by the activity and energy of the Repub-
licans the consummation of these crimes
dRdlIlSJ 0uc clcC0lNc was PAO-
vented. In solid array Che Powell wing
of the Democracy came to the support OF
the forgrs, and aided by all motions
possible in hampering, delaying and de-
feating the ends of justice. They placed
the Democratic party on the side OF the
ballot-box suffers and committed 1t to
their defense. With this record in the
past two years for their party, honest
Democrats cannot vote for it without
aiding the Endorsement of the crime.
Those who encouraged the attempts to
debase the elective franchises are now in
full control of the Democratic party and
are running this campaign. Powell was
chairman of the Democratic state cem-
mittee in 1885 when all of these crimes
were committed. This is a matter Of SUI
preme Importance to every honest citizen,
and all should join in rebuking and re-
pudiating the principle that by crime the
honest elector can be deprived Of his bal
lot and that the forging of election re-
turns is a legitimate sampaign method.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06
Democratic Revenue Reduction
Scheme.

The Cincinnati Enquirer. in double
loaded editorial, reveals what 1t claims
| Is the only authorized version of the
Democratic plan for reducing the sur
plus revenues. The Enquirer assumes
to speak by authority, and we presume
Ii gets its information directly from Mr..
Carlisle, who lives just across the river
from Cincinnati 1t says: 1--WE are pref
pared to state what the position of the
Democratic party will be" upon the
great question, the reduction of the war
taxes, We presume this plan is the re
suit of the interview CT MI. Carlisle
with the President, and is now present
ed to the country as the measure of the
administration.
We call the attention of our readers
to the details of the proposed legisla-
ton:
1t will ask that the internal revenue
tax on whisky be maintained. 1t will
ask that the internal revenue tax on to-
bacco, except as to cigars, be removed.
| 1t will ask that tile tariff be reduced,
not horizontally" but as to certain raw
material and as to others not wholly
manufactured, which enter into the dali
Tiy consumption OF our people as neces-
ries of life.
Upon this platform the Democratic
party in the House of Representatives
of the Fiftleth Congress will fight. And
they will spare no exertion and hesitate
at no sacrifice which may secure its
adoption.
A glance at the project will disclose
its meaning. No reduction of the sur
plus is to be secured by the abolition Of
internal revenue taxes, save the tax
upon tobacco, which is of trihing impor-
tance, the tax upon cigars being retained.
The Democratic plan is to attack the
tariff. The Democratic free trade Lead
ers will ask that the tariff be reduced
upon raw materials and such articles
not wholly manufactured "as enter into
the daily consumption of our people"
just what these materials are Is not
stated. At present animals, barley,
chemicals, coal tar, coal, copper ores,
fax, hemp, furs, hay; iron ore, ingots,
blooms; tanned leather, unfinished !;
marble In blocks or rough; cheese, milk,
rice, seeds, lumber, linseed, fsxseed, to-
bacco, wool, sugar, and molssses are
among the articles protected by tariff.
Upon these articles a duty is at present
collected of about $7O,OOO,OOo. The pro-
posed plan appears to bear heavily upon
the farmers, the producers of ores, cop
per and iron; and If iron ingots are ad
mitted at reduced tariff, OF free of dur
ty, the iron industries of the country
stand in imminent peril.
1t is evident the Democrats are trying
to unite in the destruction of the tariff,
and begin their work with inserting the
free trade wedge. The Republican Sem
ate will not consent to such legislation.
Cleveland Leader.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06

THE Democrats of New York held a
convention at Saratoga last week, nom>
mated ticket and adopted platform.
1t was convention of President Cleve-
lands friends and the delegates were
largely made up of revenue officers. post
masters, gaugers and other hangers on
of the federal administration. All this
by a party that few years ago howled
at the Republicans for doing the same
thing. In New York state the contest
for delegates was sharp in many
counties between the friends and oppo>
nents of Cleveland, but in every case
where the latter was in the apparent
majority the officeholders took hand in
the fight and turned the tide of defeat
into victory. They became Extensively
partisan for that occasion only.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06
Reform BETRAYED.

If President Cleveland did not pre-
vent or punish the pernicious activity
OF his office-holders, in open contempt
of his order, Mr. Curtis solemnly an
nounced that he should conclude the
President not the man he had thought
him. Notwithstanding this fearful pos
sibility, the perniciously active officials
swarm at Saratoga, just as other officet
holders packed the Democratic Conven
tion in Pennsylvania, and others fraud
ulently carried the primaries for Mr..
German in Maryland, aud others pack
ed local and State conventions in Ohio.
What Mr.. Curtis will think of him, the
President does not care single batter
ed brass button.
These officials are doing their masters
bidding. Does any sensible man really
suppose that they are thus active, in
open violation of the Presidents order,
without having assured themselves be-
yond doubt that the President wishes
his order disobeyed? Their activity, in
Mr.. Cleveland's estimation, is not per
nicious. To criticise or oppose the
President of the United States, his per-
sOnal ambitions or aims. is particularly
pernicious if the official is a Republican,
and merits beheading. Thus less than
three years of Democratic rule takes us
back to the days when Mr.. Buchanan
beheaded Democratic uffici ais for agree
ing with Mr.. Douglas. Ohce more the
public service is organized as partisan
mBchine, and once more the engineer
who runs the machine dictates To his
party.
This is precisely the evil which Civil
Service Reform WAS intended to pre-
vent. This prostitution of the public
service MIR. Curtis and his associates de-
clsred that President Cleveland would
sssuredly stop-aSd he is the very man
who prostitutes the service to make
sure his own denomination, and to force
upon his party his own policy. Yet,
after all this, Mr.. Curtis processes not
to see that he has done infnite harm to
the cause of Civil Service reform-has
.in effect betrayed it into the hands of
its worst enemies IN. Y. Tribune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06
WILLIAM CorTER LYON.

William Cotter Lyon, Republican Lom.
inee for lieutenant governor, was born OF
Irish parentage in Homer, Medina county,
o., July Z, 1S41. His parents removed to
Michigan, where his mother died when
he was but six years of age. His father
returned to Ohio soon thereafter, where
he died six years later, leaving two
brothers and sister to the care of the
subject of this sketch, who then worked
on farm until he was fourteen years OF
age, when he hired out as an apprentice
to learn the shoemaker's trade, at which
he worked until the breaking out Of the
civil war. He enlisted as private in April,
1861 at Seville, O., and went into Camp
Taylor at Cleveland. He served through
the war in the famous Twenty-third O.V.
l., commanded by Gen. Rosecrans, Gen.
Scammon, President Hayes and Gen.
COmley, and was mustered out of service
with the rank of captain in the latter
part of April, 1866, after having been
confined in rebel prisons at Libby, Macon,
Charleston, Columbia and Charlotte for
thirteen months. Then returning to his
trade, he worked at it until failing health
cOuiPe14eu Hl1u W seek O6ucr ctup1O lucuI-
He moved to Newark in 1870, and was
appointed postmaster in that city in 1877,
in which position he served for nearly
nine years. He was chairman of the Re-
publican executive committee of that
county for several years. He was ap-
pointed trustee of the Soldiers and
Sailors Orphans Home by Governor For
aker, and is now member of that board.
He is editor and one of the proprietors OF
the Newark Daily and Weekly American.
He has for years taken an active part on
the stump in the various campaigns. He
is a member of several societies, and
served as Grand Regent of the Royal Ar
canum for Ohio in 1888, and has long
been connected with the Fifth-street Bap-
tist church, of Newark. During the war,
when prisoner in Libby prison, Capt
Lyon showed what kind of stuff he is
made of by Indignantly rejecting prop
osition that he could be relieved from the
horrible sufferings of that infamous den
if he would make shoes for Confederate
soldiers. He preferred to continue to
suffer rather than to do anything to aid
the COnfederates
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06
Church DIRECTORY,

DRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rev. R.
Il Alexander, pastor. Public worship every
Sabbath morning and evening; Sabbath school
$50 a. m; young peoples society of Christian
endeavor, Monday evenings; general prayer
meeting, Wednesday evening. Strangers
welcome to all services.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
N1Rev. w. Ii. Haskell, pastor. Sabbath
preaching: II am; 7p.m. Sabbath School:
2:30 pm. Young mems meeting; Friday
pm; general prayer meeting: Thursday pm.
Strangers are cordially invited to all our
services.
TINTED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
u Rev. Thomas Bslph, pastor. Sabbath
School. 10 am. Public worship: II am.
Weekly prayer meeting: Friday pm.
Monthly prayer meeting: Last Saturday Of
each month, pm. Woman's Missionary
Society: Last Saturday each month, pm.
District prayer meetings. First Tuesdays,
Wednesdays Thursdays and Saturdays each
month, pm. Young women's prayer meet
ipg second Saturday each month at the
7 rsonage, pm.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06

LISTEN for few strains of the "wild,
sweet music of the rebel yell" General
Sherman said in short speech at st.
Louis that many of the confederates
were convinced that they were in the
wrong and that they were returning to
the old friendly feeling. There are
some black sheep among them." said
the general, "but they will not be here
long; they will die off, thank God, and
then this will be better and stronger
nation" Look out for few viais of
wrath. That kind of talk is waving the
bloody shirt.-O. S. Journal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06

THERE we're 81. 144.129 II collected by
the Stale of Ohio as liquor taxes through
the Dow last year. In other words, the
liquor interests that have always caused
extra expenses TO the government. con-
tributed just that amount toward bear
ing their share of the expenditures. A
vote for the Democratic party this fall
means a vote to place the whole burden
that is now borne in part by the traffic
upon those who are not engaged in it.
and vote to aDnul all ordinances for
for local prohibition.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06
Masonic DIRECTORY.

DELMONT LODGE, No. 16, F. & A. NJ.
- Meets every Wednesday night, on or be-
fore full moon.
W. D. BUMGARNER, W. NJ.
JESSE B. MEYER, Sec'Y.
CT. OLAIRSVILLE CHAPTER, No. II,
~ Royal Arch Masons. Stated convoca-
tions, first Friday of each month.
F. d. BAILEY, b. P.
]. B. MEYER, Rec.
DELMONT COUNCIL, No. "a, R. & s. M.
ID Meets second Tuesday of each month.
@. W. CARROLL, T. L NJ.
]. B. MEYER, Sec'y.
HOPE COMMANDERY, No. 26, K. T.
IL Stated conclsves, first Tuesday of each
month. ]. B. RYAN, E. @.
]. B. MRyER, Rec.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06
The "Parsse Chair. ("

The aParsee chair" is announced as the sue.
cessor Of the hammock A seashore CORES
pondent who has seen one describes it as .
sort Of box or cradle Of mahogany. with .
high back and low sideA 1t Is covered with
Hindu rugs and has two large, soft pillows
worked in Turkish embroidery. At each
corner the chair is supported By ropes which
depend from the roof and which run through
hollow pieces Of mahogany, making the sup
ports seem like slender and flexible wooden
columns. ain the Parsee chair" il seems, "a
lady may lounge and swing In the most pic
turesque Of attitudes, without suffering that
curvature OF the spine which the hammock
entails. ."-Exchange. ------'
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06

AS THE President is to pass through
Ohio by the Ttchoctet movement. the old
Democrats must decide whether they
will cluster along the railroad by which
he is to give US the grand bounce, and
bow their heads in submissive awe and
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06

THE Western Christian Advocate does
not sympathize with those who oppose
the abolition of the United States gov
eminent tax upon whisky. 1t thinks
that when the internal revenue system
is abolished "the strongest prop of the
liquor business in this country will be
knocked aWay"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06

So IT seems that the Presidents junk
citing train of three cars is to represent
5000. .000," and that the work done upon
these moving palaces is "the most elab-
orate ever done by the Pullman Compa>
ny" How will this do for a specimen
of "Jeffersonian simplicity"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06
Their Business Booming.

Probably no one thing has caused such a
general revival Of trade at Pattersons' drug
store as their giving away to their customers
of so many free trial bottles of Kings New
Discovery for Consumption; their trade is
simply enormous in this very valuable article
from the fact that 1t always cures and never
coughs, colds, asthma, bronchitis,
Group and all throat and lung diseases quickly
cured; you can test it before buying by get
ting trial bottle free, large size 81; every
bottle warranted. 3
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06

THE men who tried to cheat John
Sherman out of the senatorship In 1885
are now seeking to handicap his presi+
Dental candidacy. Should the Republi-
cans lose the Legislature this year it
would be urged that his nomination
would endanger the Senate.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06

NEXT year QsSSl will be a peculiar
one in this respect. that the last three
numerals which compose it will be the
same figures, circumstance which can
occur only once in century, or more
strictly speaking once in every Ill years,
as it will be Ill years before another
three of kind" Q999) will be reached.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06

THE Democrats can never carry Ohio
by importing ex-rebels and free traders
to stump the State. No less than half a
dozen ex-rebels are included in the list
of Democratic speakers who will stump
Ohio this fall.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06

THE Presidential party propose to
treat Ohio. on the excursion to the wild
West. very much as the Governor of the
State and his wife and the Ohio troops
were treated at Philadelphia. Perhaps
this is the way to animate the Ohio
Democracy.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06
BelIllOntChTOnlCIe
w. A. HUNT,
Editor and Proprietor.
n.lEll
Published Every Thursday
Belmont County ofrcIaI Director.

Common Pleas Judge-John B briggs.
Probate Judge-Isasc 81. CASTOR.
CLERK of Courts-Wm. B. Cash.
Sheriff-Oliver E. Foulke.
Auditor-D. 81. Darrah
Treesurer-George Robinson.
Prosecuting Attorney-N. K. Keunon.
Recorder-John NJ. Beckett.
Cemmissioners-Morris Cope, VIM Berry,
John G. Israel.
Surveyor Chalkley Dawson.
Coroner-Samuel Martin.
Infrnary Directors -Burget McConnaughy,
president; VIM. Lodge, clerk; John A. Clark,
auditor,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06

The brewers of Cincinnati, Covington
and Newport have perfected an organi>
zation gor mutual protection, with John
Hauck, of Cincinnati, President.
A Mobile and Ohio train went over a
trestle near Jackson, Tenn. Thirty per-
SONS were injured, but no one killed,
though one or two may not recover.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06

THERE is great spirit of rivalry be
tween the North and the South in the
State of California, but it does moi
threaten to become an irrepressible COIL
flict or secession.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06

The Democracy of Ohio are pledged
By their State platform to do away With
the Dow law. Do the people of Ohio
want to see measure that has worked
80 admirably abolished for free whisky !?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06

THE Democrats of Massachusetts hav-
ing given the Mugwumps the cold shoul-
der. all that remains for the MugwuDps
TO do is to read the Democrats out of
the party.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06
CLEVELAND'S PENSION RECORD
An Interesting Letter to q. S. Senator
Allison, of Iowa.
GETTYSBURG, Pa, Sept. 19. 1887

GETTYSBURG. Pa. Sept. 19. 1887.
Hon. VIM. B. Allison, Dubuque, Iowa:
Ny DEAR SIR-The Statement" to
which you ask my attention, respecting
President Clevelands official record on
Union soldiers" copied from the Ma
tional View, Washington ID. c. week
ly paper. bears the marks of preparation
for purpose. That purpose is to show
more entitled to the respect and conf
dence of the Union soldiery of the coun-
try than the Administration of either
Grant, or Hayes, or Arthur. 1t seeks
to make the impression that Cleveland
has been more liberal and more just to
the soldiery than either of his prede>
.cessors. And it claims. in terms, that
Cleveland has approved n more private
pension bills than Grant and Hayes COM
bined, and 127 more than Arthur.
The Statement" is false both in its as
sertions and its suggestions.
First-As to its assertions. The pen
sion story of the Forty y+ninth Congress is
this:
Pension bills passed in the two sessions. .499
Bill approved by Cleveland ....... 66S
Bills vetoed by Cleveland ..........l24 .l24
Bills become laws by lapse of time without
Cleveland's approval ....... ........ lot
Bill ''pocketed" by Cleyeland ......... 1
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06
THE TEMPEST STILLED.
EXPLANATORY NOTES BY REV. GEO.
p. HAYES, D. D., IL. D..

Lesson II of the International Series
Fourth 0uarter) for Sunday, Oct. Q.
Text of the Lesson, Matt Will, 1927.
Golden Text, Matt. viii, 26.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06

The lesson for the little folks may COM
mence with v. %. but this one should be con-
nected with the last by brief review and
mention of some of the intervening facts.
The questions for today must recall the
healing Of the centurion's servant at Caper-
naum, the centurion's faith and the teachings
Of Jesus. Then state the fact that Simon Pc
ter's motherin-law was cured of a fever by
the touch of Jesus hand and the command Of
his words.
Give an idea Of the multitude that thronged
Jesus for the cure of diseases, many Of which
were incurable by ordinary means. At length
the order was given to depart to the other
side Of the lake, and the weary healer went
to the stern Of the boat to lie down quietly
and take some rest The sea Of Galilee is